Multi talented Erick De La Vega puts his works on display!

Erick De La Vega is a painter, sculptor,photographer, and make-up FX artist.
   Concentrating primarily on his special effects work for the past 15 years, Erick has a host of project credits under his belt throughout the film and television industry (Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series, Angel TV series, Jeepers Creepers, Blade II, Batman Dead End, & Willard). His fine art paintings draw upon that work experience and showcase the ease of realism he achieves with airbrushed acrylics.

   Trained at the New World School of the Arts and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Erick’s work is influenced by the modern masters of dark, fantasy art like Frank Frazetta, Wayne Barlow, and H.R. Giger, as well as a mixture of his own Catholic upbringing and his obsession with monsters and creatures. De La Vega’s painted creations are otherworldly and yet eerily familiar.They expose the viewer to a horrific beauty that potentially awaits at the end of every darkened passageway.
They are fearsomely compelling.

 

 

 

Be sure to see Erick’s amazing work:

Saturday June 20th 8pm-12am

 Hyaena Gallery

1928 W. Olive Ave.
Burbank, CA 91506

Show runs June 16-30th

HOSTILE ENTITIES: The latest Creepy Puppet Project by MATT FICNER

Matt wrote this note about his latest fantastic work:

   “Hello Creepy Puppet Project fans! Here it is!! Hostile Entities, the most ambitious project to date. This was primarily a learning exercise for me with After FX software. I know the effects arent perfect, but this was what I was able to churn out on my computer.
   This particular project took MUCH longer that my previous films. Most of the time, I had to sit around and wait for layer upon layer of special effects to be rendered. I hope it was worth the wait and I really hope it is to your liking if not, well I at least learned a lot of technical stuff!
   I drew my inspiration from all the Sci-Fi stuff I loved as a kid Heavy Metal, Aliens, Star Wars and all that good stuff! I also had fun revisiting my old WarHammer 40K tool kit when I built the miniature ship interior sets. It was like I was a teenager again! FUN! Some of my long time friends may recognize the ship model from my Voyage of Vulture 0111 mini series I produced on Maclean Hunter cable back in the late 80s.
   A HUGE THANK YOU to Ralph Gethings for his technical support and giving me the seed idea for this project.
   A HUGE THANK YOU to Andrew Kramer at VIDEO COPILOT for the greatest After FX tutorials online!
   Thanks to Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan of Rag and Bone Theatre for helping me find some rare plastics I needed to finish up some puppet parts.
   Thanks also to Candice Nelson and Brad Wood who added some voices to the mix!
   And a BIG , MONSTEROUS THANK YOU to all the fans of the C.P.P!!!!
   More ZOMBIES , MONSTERS, GHOSTS and SUPERHEROES are in the works for the next installments!!!
Keeping it Creepy!
M.F.”

GoreMaster.com had the privilege of interviewing Matt Ficner..read the interview HERE